Help!! I used Behr sandwash paint. Now what do I do?
Question:So, for any of you out there who have attempted to paint your walls with Behr sandwash paint you will understand my pain. What did you do to salvage your walls? I'm afraid to paint over the sandwash because of all the uneven, splotchy areas and don't want to put more time and effort into sanding the walls and completely starting over (although that may be what I have to do).
Please give me some advice!
Answers:
thats all you can do. i almost got one of those, but the lady at the store warned me that if i ever wanted to repaint i would have to sand it all down first. get someone to get an electric sander, and help you do it... that way you dont kill your arm sanding manually..
Not quite sure what you mean by Sand wash, but I have applied thousands of gallons of paint. I did my bedroom by adding sand to existing latex and using a brush and trowel, applied it to the walls. I might assume you want an even but textured surface.
Also I'm uncertain why there would be uneven/splotchy areas unless the paint wasn't mixed well to begin with. How did you apply it? One issue with sand paint is that it needs frequent mixing, even with a paint stick because sand is heavier than paint. By those two words dod you mean variations in color shade? OR areas where the sand in the paint has variations as in (More or less in certain areas)?
The good news, no matter your fear of salvaging is that paint can be painted over. If the enueven/splotchy is too evident, prime the walls with Kilz and paint a color you want.
Steven Wolf
You can skim a coat of sheetrock mud over the top.
Use a 10" or bigger tapping knife and spread a thin coat of sheetrock mud over the walls. Let it dry then lightly sand to smooth. Prime and paint.
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